Emdad Rahman: The first time I came across William Pullar (Sandy) Jardine was when I collected his Panini sticker when I was a youngster. The Scotland icon was a star veteran at Hearts of Midlothian at the time and soon ...
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The Prince of track runners
On 6th May 1954, Roger Bannister (now Sir Roger Bannister) ran the first four minute mile. In March 2012, Emdad Rahman interviewed Sir Roger. We reprint the interview today to pay tribute to Sir Roger’s achievement, sixty years ago. Emdad ...
Read More »Best foot forward!
Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...
Read More »Play off success as Worcester beat Lions again
BBL Play-Off Quarter Final (1st Leg) London Lions 78-92 Worcester Wolves London Lions 78 (14,39,66) (Brown 23, Lawson 14, Martin 13) Worcester Wolves 92 (36,49,75) (Taylor 22, Owumi 16, Creekmore 14) Emdad Rahman: Zaire Taylor was in brutal mode as ...
Read More »Scintillating Scintilla hammer Redbridge
Scintilla CC vs Redbridge Park CC Venue: London Marathon Playing Fields, Fairlop, London IG6 3HZ Emdad Rahman: Scintilla CC enjoyed a blistering start to the 2014 cricket season as they crushed Redbridge Park CC with a 9-wicket demolition in ...
Read More »Taylor top scores as Wolves gain capital win
Emdad Rahman: The race for fifth place becomes more of an uphill task after Worcester Wolves beat hosts London Lions at the Copperbox Arena. Cheshire Phoenix are now in the driving seat after skipper Alex Owumi, Zaire Taylor and Will ...
Read More »The ship of death
Emdad Rahman meets a survivor of the stricken Costa Concordia ferry Frencen Fernandes has a harrowing tale to tell. The 23 year old Portugese national, originally from Goa, was on board the stricken Costa Concordia – the Italian cruise ship ...
Read More »Justice for Hillsborough is near!
EMDAD RAHMAN meets with Andy Burnham MP to talk about 25 years of loss and pain. After 25 gruelling and heart breaking years, fresh inquests into the deaths of the Liverpool fans who died at or as a result of ...
Read More »Ben Nevis conquered by Team Legend and Human Relief
Fourteen Eastenders – most of whom have been mates since school – have scaled Britain’s highest peak to raise money for an international orphan education progamme. The group travelled up to Edinburgh, at their own expense, climbed Ben Nevis and ...
Read More »Amitabh Bachchan flies in to open local firm
Emdad Rahman: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachan paid a quick visit to London to attend the opening of the Barking branch of Caveat Solicitors this week. Rehana Choudhry heads the company as the Principal and founder. She qualified as a solicitor in 1998 ...
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